Where There's Smoke

by Ed McBain

Overview

Ben Smoke is an ex-cop, a tough-guy bachelor who never had a case he couldn't crack—that is, until someone starts snatching bodies from a funeral home. This is the kind of challenge Smoke loves—only this time, the case leads him on a bizarre and dangerous journey, leading to a crazy, kinky lady, a twisted killer, black magic, and ancient Egyptian rites. It's a devilish—and deadly—business. This is a case that might just be too hot for Smoke to handle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780446604833
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	11/01/1997
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

With a writing career that spanned five decades, Ed McBain (1926-2005), the nom de plume of Evan Hunter, was the author of over 100 books, including his 87th Precinct series set in a fictional borough of New York City. He also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. He was the first American writer to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writer Association’s most prestigious award, and he was also the recipient of the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master award.

Editorial Reviews

McBain is the best writer of American police procedurals.

Washington Post

Ed McBain is by far the best at what he does, case closed.

People Magazine

Nobody writes the police procedural as well as Ed McBain.

San Diego Union

The best writer of police procedurals working today.

Houston Chronicle

The author delivers the goods: wired action scenes, dialogue that breathes, characters with heart and characters who eat those hearts, and glints of unforgiving humor....Ed McBain owns this turf.

NY Times Book Review